Classic Slam

Thousands of poems. Hundreds of poets. One community.

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Classic Slam is the largest youth classic poetry festival in the world, where high school students from all over Southern California face off to “slam” iconic poems & their original responses. Every April (National Poetry Month) students complete Get Lit’s in-school program with this festival, judged by artistic thought leaders, for school spirit & cash scholarships. See past performances on KCET & YouTube!